Device for supporting hats



(No Model.)

A.T.OLASON.

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING HATS. No. 340,419. Patented Apr. 20, 1886.

Wfizewea- Y [IZUHZZO]? NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM T. CLASON, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT,

I DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING HATS;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 340,419, dated April 20, 1886.

Application filed February 15, 1886. Serial No. 192,016.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM T. OLASON, of Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Supporting Hats, of which the following is a specification, reference. being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

-My invention consists in a hat-holder es pecially adapted to be placed on the back of an opera or other chair, a church pew, or the like, for the purpose ofholding the hat of the occupant of the seat or pew during the per formance orservice. The device can be placed in any position or at any inclination.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the use of the invention.

A represents the back of a chair or pew, or it may represent a wall or other stationary object.

. B is the device constituting my invention. The base a is preferably of metal, although it may consist of any other suitable material. It is preferably integral with the hat-holding devices, which are shown by b b. The upper holder, 1), extends forward and downward, and is provided with a curve, I)", at its extremity. The lower holder, b, similarly curved or bent over at its upper extremity, b. The two holders 1) b are separated, as shown, the inner point, 0, of the 5 upper holder being within the vertical plane of the part c of the lower holder, so that the brim of a hat on being inserted between the holders acts as a lever of which the lower holder is the fulcrum, and is securely held.

Most of the stiff hats now made are provided with a heavy curl on the side of the brim, and a slight curl in front, but which is suiiicient to it over the upper holder, b, the elasticity of the felt keeping it over the curve.

In removing the hat it is only necessary to 5 take it by the bottom of the brim and draw it slightly outward,\vhen the bri|n,moving on the fulcrum, becomes released above. The invention will, however, hold a hat not having any curl.

The holder may be made elastic or not, the spring of the brim being all that is necessary to hold the hatsecurely.

The invention is found to satisfactorily serve the purpose in view without inflicting 5 any injury whatever upon a hat.

Having described my invention, I claim A hat-holder consisting of the base a, the upper curved holder, 12, having the bearingpoint 0, and the lower curved holder, 1), pro- 60 vided with the bearing-point c, the plane in which the point 0 stands being nearer the base than is the plane occupied by the point 0', substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereofl hereunto set my hand 6 turns upward, and is and seal.

ABRAHAM T. CLASON. [L..s.] \Vitnesses:

NORMAN HODGE, GEO. W. FLINT. 

